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First off, Fancy Nancy isn't there to read the letter. Second, she wouldn't waste her time with just you, she has lesser things to waste time on.

JFN1 Donating Member (874 posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Aug-09-08 05:31 PM
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3. Here is my letter to Pelosi - feel free to use it Updated at 5:07 PM

I would have used it for toilet paper in the past.

Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.C. S. LewisDo not ever say that the desire to "do good" by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives. (Are you listening Barry)?:mad:Ayn Rand

Turns out that DUmmie is right -- there is nothing in the Constitution that precludes Congress from impeaching individuals whose term of office has expired and holding an impeachment trial in the Senate.

Impeachment and conviction of such individuals would preclude them from holding office or appointed office within the branch in which they served when they were impeached and convicted; an impeached and convicted official, however, remains eligible for candidacy for and election to the legislative branch.

There is debate within legal circles as to whether or not impeachment and conviction should result in the loss of pension eligibility.

But, you do realize that email and phone calls and faxes won't accomplish anything. Nothing. You're wasting your time. The idea of being Congress back from its summer recess is a great one, but, I am afraid, naive. It's not going to happen. Only for really life-threatening matters, like should Terri Schiavo's feeding tube be removed, do the pandering wimps we have in Congress return from holiday.

Irony alert! Yes, that is actually a life and death situation. Does someone tie your shoes for you?

Originally Posted by TangerineLaBamba

There is one way I know that things get changed in this country, and I saw it during the Vietnam years, and that is by putting bodies in the streets, over and over, and making noise, loud, unstoppable, incontrovertible noise.

Sitting, you see, is what most people do best, instead of getting off their duffs and getting out there, involved, hands-on, noisy, causing trouble, making headlines, closing down roads and, in short, making all kinds of mischief as was done during Vietnam.....

Oh, please do. Please. I'm not sure what the shelf life of tear gas is, but I think we need to use a bunch of it between now and November.

Turns out that DUmmie is right -- there is nothing in the Constitution that precludes Congress from impeaching individuals whose term of office has expired and holding an impeachment trial in the Senate.

Impeachment and conviction of such individuals would preclude them from holding office or appointed office within the branch in which they served when they were impeached and convicted; an impeached and convicted official, however, remains eligible for candidacy for and election to the legislative branch.

There is debate within legal circles as to whether or not impeachment and conviction should result in the loss of pension eligibility.

So I guess G-Dub won't ever run for President again?
DUmmies must be orgasmic.

Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.C. S. LewisDo not ever say that the desire to "do good" by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives. (Are you listening Barry)?:mad:Ayn Rand